Direct versus indirect sexual selection: genetic basis of colour, size and recruitment in a wild bird.

Indirect and direct models of sexual selection make different predictions regarding the quantitative genetic relationships between sexual ornaments and fitness. Indirect models predict that ornaments should have a high heritability and that strong positive genetic covariance should exist between fit...

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Main Authors: Hadfield, J, Burgess, MD, Lord, A, Phillimore, AB, Clegg, S, Owens, I
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2006